Letters From Brenda

Two suitcases. 75 lost letters. One mother.

Emma Kennedy

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Hardback

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Coronet Books
21 September 2022

Diaries, letters & journals; Memoirs; Prose: non-fiction; Family & relationships; Family history, tracing ancestors

'Beautiful . . . insightful, fascinating and moving. It's a lovely LOVELY book' Marian Keyes

'This book made me cry' Sara Cox

After her mother, Brenda, passed away and her father sold the family home, broadcaster and writer Emma Kennedy found herself floundering, unable to make peace with the complex, charismatic woman who had been her mum. And then they found the letters . . .

This heartbreakingly funny book about the impact of discovering lost letters is a celebration of correspondence; those lost acts of penned love, the vivid snapshots in time scattered back through a life.

It is also about a childhood shrouded in shame, the lies Brenda told her family, the madness that set in, and ultimately what it means to be a daughter and a mother. Finally, Emma allows herself to explore what she couldn't while she was growing up: the question of who her mother really was.

'This honest, insightful book is a touching tribute to her complex, inimitable mother' Daily Express

'Remarkable' Dawn French

'A beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet book' Mel Giedroyc

By: Emma Kennedy
Imprint: Coronet Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781529371970
ISBN 10: 152937197X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emma Kennedy is a prolific author, screenwriter, actress and presenter. She wrote the BBC1 series The Kennedys, which was an adaptation of her best-selling book The Tent, the Bucket and Me and was a Radio Times Comedy Champion Award winner. She has won Celebrity Masterchef and is a Guinness World Record Holder.

Reviews for Letters From Brenda: Two suitcases. 75 lost letters. One mother.

Beautiful . . . insightful, fascinating and moving. It's a lovely LOVELY book -- Marian Keyes A very personal and poignant detective story -- Sue Perkins A beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet book -- Mel Giedroyc This book made me cry -- Sara Cox